View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
|
mdo7
Joined: 23 May 2007
Posts: 6253
Location: Katy, Texas, USA
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:00 pm
|
|
|
Well this is nice, but I can't stay up to watch all of it.
|
Back to top |
|
|
DangerMouse
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
Posts: 3983
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:10 pm
|
|
|
Nice. Been really enjoying my re-watch with the new dub.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Dessa
Joined: 14 Jul 2004
Posts: 4438
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:12 pm
|
|
|
Normally I'd either think this was nice and/or cool, or be indifferent to it... but these are episodes where some of them were only played not even 2 months ago. Toonami and [adult swim], in the past, have been quite known for repeating episodes ad nauseum until people would rather have them not on TV than to have to see them again.
If they're going to do a Labor Day marathon, I'd rather see movies, or something that isn't currently airing (or episodes that haven't been aired recently).
|
Back to top |
|
|
Angel M Cazares
Joined: 23 Sep 2010
Posts: 5424
Location: Iscandar
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:27 pm
|
|
|
I also think this marathon is a cool idea.
|
Back to top |
|
|
SeinenNinja
Joined: 09 Jun 2014
Posts: 10
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:35 pm
|
|
|
Dessa wrote: | Normally I'd either think this was nice and/or cool, or be indifferent to it... but these are episodes where some of them were only played not even 2 months ago. Toonami and [adult swim], in the past, have been quite known for repeating episodes ad nauseum until people would rather have them not on TV than to have to see them again.
If they're going to do a Labor Day marathon, I'd rather see movies, or something that isn't currently airing (or episodes that haven't been aired recently). |
And so far Toonami has not done that. Every show they got had one run before it got kicked off the schedule for another show. This marathon is for people that maybe just got into AoT or have not seen all of the episodes that have aired. And hell, this just shows how popular AoT is on Toonami.
|
Back to top |
|
|
penguintruth
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Posts: 8461
Location: Penguinopolis
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:55 pm
|
|
|
How fitting, since watching the show is quite laborious.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ronin2081
Joined: 28 Jan 2014
Posts: 127
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:55 pm
|
|
|
SeinenNinja wrote: |
Dessa wrote: | Normally I'd either think this was nice and/or cool, or be indifferent to it... but these are episodes where some of them were only played not even 2 months ago. Toonami and [adult swim], in the past, have been quite known for repeating episodes ad nauseum until people would rather have them not on TV than to have to see them again.
If they're going to do a Labor Day marathon, I'd rather see movies, or something that isn't currently airing (or episodes that haven't been aired recently). |
And so far Toonami has not done that. Every show they got had one run before it got kicked off the schedule for another show. This marathon is for people that maybe just got into AoT or have not seen all of the episodes that have aired. And hell, this just shows how popular AoT is on Toonami. |
Toonami has run some shows into the ground, Cowboy Bebop had multiple runs on Toonami. Full Metal Alchemist is on it's second or third run. I think what the person said could easily be applied to those two shows as well as a couple of others in rotation at the end of the block.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Angel M Cazares
Joined: 23 Sep 2010
Posts: 5424
Location: Iscandar
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:12 pm
|
|
|
penguintruth wrote: | How fitting, since watching the show is quite laborious. |
I do not entirely disagree with you, but this line is pretty funny.
|
Back to top |
|
|
veemonjosh
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
Posts: 307
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:14 pm
|
|
|
Well, I was frankly hoping for a movie like we got for last Labor Day with Evangelion 2.22. If it wasn't for the new episode of Space Dandy, this would probably be the first week since Toonami returned that I wouldn't bother watching.
Guess they'll probably do a marathon for episodes 13-25 as well in December.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Shadowrun20XX
Joined: 26 Nov 2007
Posts: 1935
Location: Vegas
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:18 pm
|
|
|
This is not really the type of show to view over and over again, but good for those who haven't seen it.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Antonio Bravo
Joined: 16 Aug 2014
Posts: 39
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:27 pm
|
|
|
Dessa wrote: | Normally I'd either think this was nice and/or cool, or be indifferent to it... but these are episodes where some of them were only played not even 2 months ago. Toonami and [adult swim], in the past, have been quite known for repeating episodes ad nauseum until people would rather have them not on TV than to have to see them again.
If they're going to do a Labor Day marathon, I'd rather see movies, or something that isn't currently airing (or episodes that haven't been aired recently). |
Well I WILL SET MY DVR!
|
Back to top |
|
|
whiskeyii
Joined: 29 May 2013
Posts: 2245
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:04 pm
|
|
|
I'm guessing this is more for the folks who jumped in halfway through the season (either they just discovered it, or weren't interested beforehand) rather than the die-hard fans.
Though, I have to admit, I have actually never seen Cowboy Bebop past its first episode despite all the reruns of it.
|
Back to top |
|
|
smokeyjoey8
Joined: 04 Aug 2014
Posts: 89
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:15 pm
|
|
|
Ronin2081 wrote: |
SeinenNinja wrote: |
Dessa wrote: | Normally I'd either think this was nice and/or cool, or be indifferent to it... but these are episodes where some of them were only played not even 2 months ago. Toonami and [adult swim], in the past, have been quite known for repeating episodes ad nauseum until people would rather have them not on TV than to have to see them again.
If they're going to do a Labor Day marathon, I'd rather see movies, or something that isn't currently airing (or episodes that haven't been aired recently). |
And so far Toonami has not done that. Every show they got had one run before it got kicked off the schedule for another show. This marathon is for people that maybe just got into AoT or have not seen all of the episodes that have aired. And hell, this just shows how popular AoT is on Toonami. |
Toonami has run some shows into the ground, Cowboy Bebop had multiple runs on Toonami. Full Metal Alchemist is on it's second or third run. I think what the person said could easily be applied to those two shows as well as a couple of others in rotation at the end of the block. |
Those shows only continue to run because of how popular they are. The fact that Cowboy Bebop and FMA:B have been running at some ungodly hour every Saturday for years, going nearly uninterrupted in that time (Bebop disappeared for awhile when the rights got all funky) and still manages to bring in good enough ratings for them to keep it on the air says a lot. People clearly still enjoy watching those shows. The number of people complaining about them being "run into the ground" are tiny in comparison to the numbers that keeps it on the air.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Hypeathon
Joined: 12 Aug 2010
Posts: 1176
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:32 pm
|
|
|
smokeyjoey8 wrote: | Those shows only continue to run because of how popular they are. |
That and because they're for the most part cheap to air. They gotta fill that back end of the block that less people watch overall with something.
|
Back to top |
|
|
Splitter
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 1276
Location: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
|
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:33 pm
|
|
|
I'm a little surprised by the reactions here. Running AoT into the ground? Why can't they just air a movie? This isn't really the kind of show that can be marathoned?
First off, this is the kind of show that can be marathoned, especially the first twelve episodes. Trost is one continuous story with no breaks, so it makes perfect sense to run those together as a marathon in addition to the introductory and training episodes beforehand.
Second point, you're all missing the bigger picture here. AoT is successful enough that rather than air a movie, Toonami wants to run all the previous episodes back to back for old fans and any stragglers who want to catch up or see what the fuss is about. Marathoning is only done for very successful shows as a way of guaranteeing at least some viewership during holiday periods when most TV viewing is otherwise dead. This is great news as it's tangible evidence that AoT is by all means Toonami's biggest hit, and more power to them as program runners for riding that!
|
Back to top |
|
|
|